EBOOK

Various Positions

A Novel

Martha Schabas
1
(1)
Pages
336
Year
2012
Language
English

About

Trapped between the hormone-driven world of her friends and the discontent of her dysfunctional family, fourteen-year-old Georgia is only completely at ease when she's dancing. When she is accepted into Canada's preeminent ballet school, Georgia thinks it is the perfect escape. Artistic Director Roderick Allen singles her out as a star, subjecting her to increasingly intensive training, and Georgia obsesses about becoming the perfect, disciplined student. But as she spends more and more time with Roderick, it's not so clear exactly what their relationship means. Is he her teacher and mentor, or is there something more? These blurred lines will threaten both Roderick's future at the academy and Georgia's ambitions as a ballerina.

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Reviews

"...nuanced and disturbing..."
BCCB
"In this unique coming-of-age story, Georgia is a troubled 14-year-old, and her struggles to understand her burgeoning sexuality and her journey through adolescence are particularly rocky."
School Library Journal
"A thought-provoking look at femininity and sex, made all the more confusing by that ultimate contact sport--ballet."
Kirkus

Extended Details

  • ATOSGrade Level 5.1
  • Interest LevelsUG
  • LexileHL780L

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